E-Cigs Equal E Z-Quit?

Suck on some nicotine vapor and you’re supposedly on easy street to throwing away the real smokes. But do e-cigs really help you walk down tobacco road away from actual cigarettes?

A new study in the JAMA Internal Medicine says not so fast. It’s admittedly a small study, but does suggest e-cigs are no better than any other trick, tip, gadget to get you unhooked. In fact, one researcher says at the one year mark, its success rate is just about the same as a nicotine patch — about 5 percent — not exactly a sure-fire yield.

And even though manufacturers say these products are safer since they don’t contain tar and other chemicals found in smoke, I wouldn’t say nicotine is on the list of healthy substances.

As for the argument that “vaping” or sucking in nicotine vapors is safer for others since there is no “smoke” blowing around, there still is vapor that can be inhaled like second hand smoke.